[plumseverywhere]

My hunters just really, really hurt me. I could only wear them for 20 minutes maximum. I thought it was because I have curvy calfs  but upon giving them to my Milli who despite being only 11 has same size feet as her mother, she hates them too!

[happygolucky]

We had a couple stay with us once who used to sell wellington boots mail order and they stopped as the size on them varied so much, some were getting smaller but the same brand and size, I notice when I tried on some boots, the smaller size in some brands fitted me when a larger size was too small!!  I think the brand we feel comfy in has more to do with our design and suitability to the boot....I love the Neuprean ones as I can get them on and off and they fit well!

[Pedwardine]

Tried Muckboots-comfy but split very quickly letting water in then Muddies-more comfy than the Muckboots but split again. Find on both of them that the neoprene catches on things like fencing, wire etc. Now have my gorgeous Aigle wellies which are super comfy and neoprene lined (much, much better) Have only had them since last September so they haven't stood the test of time yet but so far so good. My hands and feet get really cold in winter and these have kept my feet the toastiest (sometimes too toasty!). Even popped them on with no socks last night when I put the chooks to bed and they were still comfy. Have not yet found a pair of wellies within which my socks stay up for long periods of wear though which is a real irritant to me.
Clothing wise-jeans with stretch in are vital for catching and tipping sheep to do treatment. A pair of overalls in winter for extra warmth and a succession of waterproof jackets in varying stages of dryness and cruddiness. Sometimes they're both clean and utterly dry. Alas never for long though and ever containing crumbs of some feedstuff or other in pockets! 'Bodyguards' rubber gloves in pockets at all times for treatment, handling icky things and an extra layer under winter gloves to keep moisture out. Still get cold hands but not as bad as cold WET hands. Always have the rubber faced/cotton backed builder's type workgloves for rough jobs. At £1 a pair from the bargain shop you can't go too wrong with them. Have loads of 50p charity shop woolly and fleecey hats. I but loads of tops from charity shops (50p rail) as it really doesn't matter what they look like as long as they can be lobbed in the washing machine.
I have a fabulous Drizabone coat but am too short of arse for it. It's a cumbersome bugger anyway, only wear it when the threat of rain through to the undies looms. Would love a Barbour type jacket.
I did have an idea to have essential tools/meds etc in a leather workman's pouch with the intention of always being ready when going out to the animals. It was hard to manouvere (is that spelt right?)/anyway move about freely-like with it on though. Just thought if I was PREPARED it would be a good thing. Got told in no uncertain terms that I looked a total tit so I've abandoned that.

[suziequeue]

I have Muckboots and my experience mirrors what has been written here.


First pair split low down within three months but this latest pair have been great so it seems to be a bit of lottery quality-wise. I like that they stretch snug to my calf so I don't get bits of crud falling down the top (my OH has this problem with his wide topped Dunlops).


Mind you - these days my wellies are always covered by my rubber overtrousers. It's never dry here (Wales).

[southernskye]

Dunlop for wellies, good price, good material. On my second pair in 10 years.
 
Seldom wear coats. I am a fleece, padded waistcoat, another fleece kind of chap. Don't mind getting wet, prefer that to a waterproof and sweating.
 
Hats I have by the ton. Wool hats, thermal "wool" hats. Leather croc-Dundee style, French beret, panama, trilby, brown chord flat cap, tartan flat cap, several gardening baseball caps.
 
Gloves, i have a few, but then again, too few to mention.............
 
Rgds
Sskye

[ellied]

Labels aren't worth it and I don't have the money for them to look fashionable so for me it's plain green "farmer wellies" from the local agri store at £12 a pair, current ones have lasted 3 years so far and are wide enough in the calf for me just about.

I'm also a multi-layer fleece type, cheap ones from EWM sales or charity shops mostly, cheapo T shirts from supermarkets and alternate fleece waistcoats inherited from my mum - in summer I often have them on over a T shirt cos I need the pockets as mostly the lower half is equally cheapo leggings and jogger type things, a lycra pair under a loose pair in winter..

Can't be doing with hats or scarves so I have a problem with earache in a cold wind and a former walking pal gave me a neckwarmer type thing that can be pulled up to cover ears at a push.  About 6 years and still not much use but it helps when I remember.

Gloves - mostly thinsulate fleecey types with holes worn through finger ends, a couple pairs fingerless woolly types my mum knitted years ago and my absolute favourites a pair of waterproof insulated ones donated by the then husband of a friend - he works on the rigs, no idea what they are or where they came from but one finger end is finally coming adrift and I'll be devastated when they go but will keep using them til they fall off my hands!

Coats vary, I usually have 2-3 on the go in winter as none are that waterproof - have old drizabone and wax ones but find them a. cold and b. no longer waterproof enough so tend to have one in the car as a spare layer along with spare boots and gloves, not that I have to drive to fields now but the habit has remained.

[Alistair]

I've got a pair of hunters, think they're balmoral with bamboo carbon lining, apart from the ridiculous amount of pandas I attract due to the lining I can't reccomend them highly enough, I have spades for feet and humongous calf muscles so struggle to find anything to fit, anyway these do, they where expensive but I've had them for 3yrs and the sole is only just getting to the point where I may need to do something about it, I wear them a lot

I've got an old Barbour trooper jacket for winter which is reproved every year and I've got a north face wind proof jacket for summer

[plumseverywhere]

Yours sound posher than mine were, Alistair. Bamboo is wonderful stuff, my girls all had bamboo nappies and never suffered a rash once, cool in summer warm in winter   

[HappyHippy]

The best thing I have (for the winter time) is a floatation suit (designed for fishing  ) It's essentially a bib and brace but is thermal lined and has big pockets  It's fab and lets me go out and about whatever the weather without getting cold.
And fingerless gloves for winter - they seem to work better for me that whole gloves for some bizarre reason.

Wellies - pfft, with my fat calves I've just about given up  I've got a short leg pair which are the most uncomfortable things I've ever worn, I used to wear my old Doc Marten boots - they were great  But after 9 years the soles are coming away from the shoes and have no grip, so now they only get used on dry days 

And a hat - proper wooly, well fitting (so the gales don't blow it off) if my head, hands and feet are warm it's much less miserable when the weather is bad 

[Rosemary]

We should organise a "fashion show" 

Jeans for me (Lands End, best fit I've found) although today I am wearing a pair of Dan's joggies. I buy three pairs of jeans at a time and wear them until they all disintegrate then replace them. I also have bib and brace dungers but keep forgetting about the straps when I go to the loo 

Footwear - Ariat H2O boots or Muckboots. I'm on my umpteenth pair of Ariats. Love 'em. Have two pairs - one for work and one for good; when the work ones give out, the "good" ones become work ones. Muckboots fit round my well developed calves but like others, I find them a bit slippy in the wet and not hugely long lasting. But they are warm. 

I have a few checked seersucker shirts that I love and feel give that rustic look. Teamed with the dungers, I feel like Mary Ellen from The Waltons but without the white ankle socks. If not them it's a TAS Tshirt.

Two fleece gilets and two fleece jackets - one set to wash and one to wear and a waterproof jacket (long so it melds with the waterproof trousers leaving no gap).

Not really a hat person - I do have a Ralph Lauren Polo baseball cap (my only designer clothing) but I pinch Dan's trapper hat in winter if it's really cold, leaving him with the Prime Scotch Beef one 

[Fowgill Farm]

Wellies - lightweight Aigle ones for summer, muckboots for winter & Timberland boots when its dry.
 
Coats - Rydale light long waxed coat with fleece lining and hood all year round, padded waistcoat with lots of pockets for summer
 
Hats- woolly hats are free off OH's builder's merchants and i have a GOS club cap for sunshine also a square of gingham.
 
Gloves- pair of rubber hand cloth back master gardeners about every 3mths, in winter i put woolly gloves inside them
 
Overtrousers - got FOC from a mate who went round the world yachting, no brand but warm, breathable and waterproof
I also have a Claas pair of overalls in lime green and grey, tres chic.
 
Mandy

[happygolucky]

Not seen Bamboo used in stuff...Just contours up an image of huge sticks poking out the boot or nappy.......


funny how the men's shirts, jumpers etc, attract me these days , and how many times have I herd women say tht their calves are too big for long boots....why oh why do the not make them wider and he people itch thin calves can wear thick long football socks

[rispainfarm]

Thanks alot folks, that has been really helpful. Anyone got any photos of themselves in their wellies or clothing that they would like me to use. You will be credited of course, But I will be using all the information that has been put down. Thanks again and a big  to all of you.

[Hassle]

I wear muck boots, took me a while to find the version I wanted as they are designed for the milk parlours so don't slip.

I have the cheapest dickies work trouser at about 8 pound a pair and rydale checked shirts long sleeve for winter short for summer.

a cap and have a few swanndri tops some 'technical' tops and some just well made woven wool ones that are really waterproof and warm.

In fact in winter I look a lot like this chap but now with black boots

[happygolucky]

love the piccie
its not you though is it?